The past year in the online journalism and news media industries has seen more job cuts, paid content debates, moves into the smartphone market and the rise of the 'Twitter mob'.

But what will 2010 bring? Will there be new debates and launches or more of the same?

Yesterday we revisited predictions from industry insiders on what would occupy the industry in 2009, from hyperlocal to a surge in news start-ups. Below are the answers to a question put to journalists and industry commentators working online via Twitter for their predictions for the year ahead.
 
[Add your predictions in the comments below or reply on Twitter @journalismnews]

Alison Gow, executive editor, digital, Liverpool Daily Post and Liverpool Echo (@alisongow):



David Higgerson, head of multimedia, Trinity Mirror (@davidhiggerson):


Adam Westbrook, freelance multimedia journalist (@adamwestbrook):


Patrick Smith, freelance journalist and former paidContent:UK reporter (@psmith):


Jon Slattery, freelance journalist and media blogger (@jonslattery):


Iain Hepburn, digital editor, Scottish Daily Record (@iainmhepburn):


Francois Nel, head of journalism leaders' forum at University of Central Lancashire (@francoisnel):


Sam Shepherd, online journalist and digital projects co-ordinator for Bournemouth Daily Echo (@samshepherd):


Guy Clapperton, freelance journalist (@guyclapperton):


Rob Shepherd, managing director, Press Dispensary (@robshepherd):


Martin Belam, information architect, Guardian.co.uk (@currybet):






Jo Wadsworth, web editor, Brighton Argus (@jowadsworth):


And finally and emailed response from Nigel Barlow, recent journalism graduate working at Innovation Manchester (@nigelbarlow):

Publishers deciding that they have to get onto mobile platforms fast and the year of action rather than talk for journalists, as we see an outbreak of commercially viable hyperlocal community sites, which will play a role in the elections at a national and local level